A big part of the humor is in identifying with the tragic elements of the film. The New Zealand sense of humor is very dark. Our films are usually very dark and it's always someone being killed. Usually a child. — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I come from a big extended family, so it's very normal to be around babies for us, but when it's your own, it's a… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
That's what attracts me to the kind of characters I try and write - that they're not cut and dried. — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
In a couple of years I think it [sequel to What We Do] will come out as a script and we'll shoot that. Or… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
When you're on set, you're like, 'Everyone's judging me because I'm the director, and everyone thinks I'm doing this because I just love myself… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
My father is a visual artist, so I was influenced by him, and my mother is an English teacher who forced me to read… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
New Zealand was such a weird place in the 1980s. For instance, we used to have this commercial in the late 1970s where this… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I think... part of life skills is also socialising... I think many people make the mistake of not going out... You can spend a… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I loved him [Ke Huy Quan as Short-Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom] - everyone loved him when I saw the… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I've always said that, first and foremost, I make films for New Zealanders. They're my target audience. Then after that, if people appreciate my… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I find that a lot of child actors are ruined once they've done a job. — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
There are lots of parts of filmmaking that I don't like. At the end of the day, especially on features, the film turns into… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
I always wanted to play a dapper gentleman, and I also always wanted to play my mum. — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
![“In a couple of years I think it [sequel to What We Do] will come out as a script and we'll shoot that. Or maybe it will just come out as some t-shirts.” quote by Taika Waititi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/efc/taika-waititi-3300_couple_in-a-couple-of-years-i-think-it-sequel-t_156229.jpg)
![“I loved him [Ke Huy Quan as Short-Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom] - everyone loved him when I saw the film. Now I'm a grown-up and I watch it I'm not so sure - he's so loud. He yells for the entire film.” quote by Taika Waititi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/996/taika-waititi-3300_doom_i-loved-him-ke-huy-quan-as-short-round-i_433810.jpg)
